Jill Martin, NCPS

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the session. The counsellor follows the person’s lead, reflects what they say and supports them to make sense of their feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and helps people try different responses to long-standing patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and to notice moment-to-moment experience without judgement.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the early work. Jill will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest ways of working that feel useful. That plan is reviewed together and adjusted as needs change, so the process stays collaborative rather than fixed.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller discussion is needed, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or for quick check-ins, and live chat or text messaging suit short updates or times when typing feels easier. These options give flexibility for different schedules and communication styles, while keeping the therapeutic focus on progress and practical support.